New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-24
THE CASE AGAINST MOST.
ALL THE EVIDENCE FOR THE PEOPLE IN.

rod,v "a t,ere wa. little room spectators Jui-e
Cowng had ordered tina: Jurors witnesses and reporters
alone should have FREQ adniiiiance. The Anarchist
friends al provided yesterday with shbprnas
ms witnesses for the defence. Many Of them Will he
called to testify that Mosts speech vas not Of the
character testified to by the poicc. The crow" included
some women ard some representatives ~ Anarchist
newspapers. There men Wlih long, urkcnli h'ir
and soiled clothing who bore ont the Traditional eas u
Anarchists ana there others Uho haA tie appear
arce of men with ordinary ideas of ave and governments
his Ida Hoffman, who furnished security for Most
was pGcsent with young woman friend.
Most was present at an carry hour He wore rel
rose on the appc! Of his coat lie waited imr"ienu
while JGdg. CONius cLsa-el IN passing sentence on
criminals who had been convicted on earlier days 81 'h'
term lie vas restless and continually consulted WIN
III, counsel Ills unpleasant features frequently S!e"
lisae rccaDc rs Ae smiled
1ur TWELFTH JUROR OBTAINED.
Eleven i,.ors had been 'tainei on Tuesday TIE
vacant twelfth sca. was ni,d by PATRICK Han real
estate Gcai-r Thomas Carroll the liquor dealer VINO
had occupied Toe seat. was excused "nl john L.
Redman took his place after several Jurors 'ad been
rejected. Tire Jury was then sworn by C'rrk h'IL
Assistant Di<tEct-Atolney Nicou BEGAN his opening
speech about ne zine When Colonel Fellows entered the
room.
Mr. Nicol occupied about half an hour in his opening
address H. met with frequent interruptions from
Mos;s counsel who especially objected 10 definitions oi
anarchy aul 20 deDunciliions " the Anarchists Mt
one of the class OF crimes. punishable by tine ana
by Imprisonment IN The cni. en;ry Instead OF in The
State Prison. lie reld the section OF the renal '''o
under which the Indictment drawn He showed 'he
distinction between the crime charged anu li'l "l
treason Mr. Niool spoAe Of tho meeting Of November
IL lin; Kramers Han in Sevcnh-St and sad nat Most
had RIGHT 10 cfticise the Of Tie court In relation
10 the coudrunel Anarchists but he went further
arosed by the excitement which lnamct bcth hearers
and speaker. Most continued his speech by saying:
"Thc revolution which Lave preached Is now at
hand" and when an excited ..ter asked Shy not
begin to ngrt 4" Most urged A0s p we're before nm
to arm themselves
Detective oais Roth. Of the Fourteenth Precinct was
the first witness called lie sal that he was detailed
by Captain NcCallagh TO visit an Anarchist meeting al
No. l3i Sevcnl..st.
Mr.. Howe objected to the word Anarchist, ana it was
stricken out.
The witness contiuucd
was dressed in oil clothes, gray woolicn shirt
gray trnuscr. and OLD slpuc1 nat Dctc. I'VE S"'''
was with me. We went into TIE place and had some
beer"
Yes. talked ABOUT the men who were hanged N -
Nlr. Howe object to tn statement as to WHAT was
said when Nos; not present
The testimony ruled ont.
The vtress-Most came IN AMI was segicI N n',1
s iSds 'n o % Was crg ntr"dncrd ny mar Who SAID hat
would hc tie speaker OF the evening Il. sa' I.'
lie had heard lat the police hal inter WIN meet,
Ing have been held that evcaiue He SAID: Be"hic,
YOU scouudrcls God he then 10 the are tonne among
the greatest inurdeIera OF a.i.
MoSg'a REMARKS on TIE EXECCTIoNER.
Mr.. Nico; frequently pat questions TO TIE witness
based on written memoranda VIII he Lad in his hand
One OF the remarks attributed to Most was
on the executiouer! If only hal him here would
see that lie shared the fate of his brothers viii devote
my life to finding him. and death Will be his fate lhe
witness also testified to the referred TO III Mr.
NicOls opening, in which one OF the hearers sa!di
Why not tonight "
ainiu matt "
had used the word fate in OF his last sentences.
What is the German word for fate " M Howe asked
hurredy.
81 don't know" said the witness AMI lie WAS excused
John ]. Sachs another detective of Captain McCul-
lashs precinct also OF tie speech de-
nyercd by Most 1t differed in respects from that
of the previous witness Most he said talked OF having
n weapon hundred fold more powerful than any
which the police tile capitalists had He spoke also
OF the remark by one Of the audlo nee We are ready
aud armed" Most sale: l an Anarchist ana am
ready to for the cause" The general tenor Of the
speech given by Sachs much like that given By
Detective Roth The court took a recess at 80.
The trial was resumed at 2l5 o'clock. Officer Sachs
again called 10 the witness stand and Lawyer Howe
crosscxauiued him. Mr.. Howe armed with copy
of the testimony which Sachs had given before the
Grand Jury before Most indicted and he used 1t for
all IL was worth show discrepancies between sachss
testimony then and in court
THE WITNESSES RECOLLECTION.
He induced Sachs to say mat MS recOIertohs were
better than when he testified before the Grand Jury
"Wbyr
1.-the summons came suddenly upon me"
Then Mr.. Howes huge bulk grew bigger and his voice
assumed usually employed by certain criminal
lawyers when they wish to impress upon The Jury now
hard they Eying to get at the truth ana how had the
Witnesses are striving To withhodiL
when you tell the truth. The whole truth AMI
Odd tell The whole truthi
The voice was lhnndsron. now and the index finger
shaken impIe,sivciy AT the witness
NE" was the response.
gl s%nr as IS. NJ iiowe ro~r'a 0s''
because i wasn't asked everything"
"Oh!" exclaimed Mr. Howe inyoluntarily and crest
fallen and look Of triumph left Nests face But IN
SUBSEQUENT bouts the wit IS did MOI far SO we'll
Mr Howe read to lin thi, passage iron HE evidence
before Grand Jury concerning what Most said al the
meeting OF November IL:
our brethren died terrbI. death their booi cries 10
Heaven 0I se.enss vHa we w rsHsss 5ep don't
know whether lie did
today sH.t =, you heard Most state that he
DIDO rou know what Anarchist meansi Al don't
that the people present Anareh
sQ-How able 70 swear that there were AnSrcst.
Resrs h. S sG% H %nsren what
ss s0@s ass OF s w m, y want ey WIN
overthrow The Cover n nent by iou means.
Mr. Howe uttered grunt OF disapprOval and got into
asquabbe with Mr. Nicoll about tAc use OF tho word
sfou" audible sme that around the court
ndca ed that according to popular Judgment the
witness hadn't shot so tar vide OF tho mark after all
THE DETECTIVES GERMAN PRETTY LANE.
Mr.. Hurnnsl stood on tptoe and whispered something
into Mr. Howes loft and Most pumped something
into his right
O-Do you understand Germanf A.-Yos.
Q-Yo1 s~ore today that when Most spoke lie began;
"Brother Anarchist" - A-Yea
Q-Giv~ us IL German A-Bruder Anarchsta
Q-Spell IT, lhe witness iih 81 sloaly.I
q the singular or plural Of Anarchist! Al
don't understand that.
Mr. Hummri whispered something to Mr.. Howe again.
al don't understand word Of German. said Mr.:
Howe apeoscticaly but able associate does, and
tells me that the rendering OF Brother Anar
chists Is Brueder Anarcnisten' "
The witness stuck 1t that Most had sail Brudcr
Anarchiss Mr. Howe scored another point Ivy reading
from tho witnesses testimony before the Grand Jury,
wherein he had declared that Most had begun
his address by calling those that had assembled